Esther (a composite of typical experiences) is the proud owner-manager of a small shop in a trading center close to her home in a village in eastern Uganda. With a loan from a savings and credit organization and some help from her husband, she was able to rent a stall and buy sufficient stock to get her business going. She
To produce better crop varieties faster, breeding programs need to adopt the best services and technologies. In the past, CGIAR has sometimes lacked access or faced duplication or inefficiencies in providing or accessing these services. But, all these challenges are changing as the One CGIAR system and Breeding Resources Initiative move into their second year. Breeding programs can now expect
CGIAR INITIATIVES Market Intelligence Accelerated Breeding Primary Impact Area Nutrition, health & food security Related Impact Areas
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In the face of complex climate risks in Uganda, maize breeders are ensuring smallholder farmers have access to high-yielding and stress-tolerant maize varieties. Breeding programs from Uganda’s National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), and private companies have worked together to reach real progress – and have identified steps to advance even further. A recent
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By Prasanna Boddupalli, Director, CGIAR Global Maize Program, CIMMYT & CGIAR Global Maize Breeding Lead Maize production is surging due to its diversified end uses. While it is already the first staple cereal globally, it is expected to emerge as the world’s predominant crop for cultivation and trade in the coming decade. Globally, it serves primarily as animal feed, but
If you visit AfricaRice breeding stations in Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar, Nigeria and Senegal, you might notice barcodes speckled across the fields, identifying each plant. These are part of the Enterprise Breeding System (EBS) barcoding system, that speeds up the upload of breeding data thus increasing the capacity and accuracy of the breeding program to develop new varieties. AfricaRice has joined